Window shade and curtain guide.



G. F. LINGK. WINDQW SHADE AND CURTAIN GUIDE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 1?, 190a.

927,864. Patented Ju1y13,1909.

' 3551", C hay-leaf: 1 L. tuck UNITED STATES CHARLES F. LINUX, OF bA'KL-AND, CALIFORNIA.

wrnnow snann AND cun'rarn sewn fipeciiication of Lette s Patent.

Patented ma 13, ices.

Application filed July 17,1908. SridlNnTMddlZ'Z.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ()nAnLEs F. LINGK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Vv'indow Shade and UurtainGuides, of which the following is a specification, i

This invention relates to a window; shade and curtain guide foruse in connection with the usual spring roller shade, and has for an object to provide a device which will be simple in construction, which may be manufaotured at a relatively low ligure, and which will effectively prevent a shade or curtain from rolling up on one end of the roller. 1

A further object of the invention is to provide a guide which will prevent the curtain from coming in contact with the brackets supporting the roller, which often ell'cct injury to the curtain.

()thor'objects and advantages will be apparent from the hillowing-description and it will be understood that changes in the speciiic structure shown and described may he made Within the scope of the claims, and that any suitable materials may be used without departing from the spirit of the in vention.

In the drawings forming a portionof this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure l is a treat elevatlonal view or c a window sash and shade showing the application of the present invention thereto, Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view on the line of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the guide.

Referring more particularly to the draW- ings, there is shown a window frame A of usual 'constructior provided with shade brackets 5' which support the ends of a roller 6, the roller carrying a shade or curtain 7, as shown.

Disposed beneath each bracket 5, there is shown a shade guide 8 which is formed of sheet metal and which comprises a base por tion 9 provided with onegorunore passages '10 for the reception of fastening devices 11 ,as shown. From the portion?), the metal from which the guide 1s formed is bent at right angles as shown at 11; then laterally as at 12, in substantially the same direction with the )ortion 9, and from the portion 12, the meta is then beat oppositely at an acute angle to form an outwardly directed portion 13 disposed in spaced relation to the portion 12', those portions. thus forming vertically disposed ,V -shaped guides or channels 14.

it will thus beseen that t lre edges of the curtain 7 may be disposed for movement in the guides or channels 14, and itispbVious, that upon movement-of the curtain in an upward or downward direction the edges there of will be guided and will lie at all times in approximately the same position upon the roller, thus preventing the shade or cu' rtain from rolling up at the ends as has been on perienced in curtains in whichnoguidcs are provided. The edges of the'materis which the guide member is formed are upon themselves as indicated at 15 whereby the guide member is reinforced as will be readily understood. The bending of the peredges at the upper and lower sides of the guide which further protect the coengaged shade from being cut or worn at its edges. The outer extremity of the guide is further sharp edge is presented against the face of the shade, and further .rovides roundedeerners which wouldten to gage the interme diate fabric of the shade if the guard were not so bent.

shaped formation of the'guide "channel 14', over a channel having closely spaced parallel sides, viz: When a coengaged shade is 0 norated for raising, if a lzlpge amount of slac is presented beneath the guide causing a transverse fold in the shade, the resent guide will allow its easy passage, whi e .if the guide Walls were closely spaced the curtain fold might engage forcibly against the lower edge of the guide-forming a slit therethrough.

is simple in construction, ,may be manufaetured at a relatively low figure, and el'lcctw ively serve to prolong the life of a shade and to keep the same even at all points to present a neat appearance.

What is claimed is:

1. As an article of manufacture, a shade guide comprising a strip of sheet material hav ing opposite edge portion turned backwardly upon the body portion of the strip, and having one end-portion turned at right angles and adapted to be secured upon a window frame, its opposite end portion being bent laterally in substantially the same direction bent backwardly and outwardly, so that no A particular advantage lies in the ii- A device as herein set forth and described tions 15 also provides rounded, non-abrasive with the first end portion and then turned 1 backwardly at ah acute angle to form a V-' shaped vertical channel, the outer extremity of the guide bein again turned backwardly- 5 to present a roun ed end and corner.

2. As an article of manufacture, a guide of the class escribed forined of a strip of sheet 1 material Wardly upon itself, one end being adapted 10 for engagement with a Window frame, the

aving opposite edges bent in-! outer portion being bent laterally'and then inwardly to form a spaced vertical channel,- its extremity being again turhed outwardly to present a rounded end and corners thereat.

In testimony whereof I aflix'ny signature, 15

in presence of two witnesses; i CHARLES F; LINCK.

Witnesses: Y v

THos. J. KENNE Y,

RALPH W. SHOCLLEY. 

